No matter what happened last week, Ohio State couldn’t answer the question of whether it could soften the loss of Nick Bosa to a core muscle injury that should hold him out until at least November.
The Buckeyes beat Tulane 49-6 last Saturday, but the defensive line didn’t have many opportunities to shine against the wishbone offense of the Greene Wave. After that blowout victory, head coach Urban Meyer called the matchup a “much different game today than it will be next week” since the linemen didn’t have many chances to rush the passer due to the offensive style.